Michael Tighe

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Michael Tighe is an American actor, guitarist, and songwriter.

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Tighe was in many New York Downtown theater productions in the early 1990s, where he met Jeff Buckley.[1] Though having had no experience, he was drafted into Buckley's band, with which he toured until the singer's death in 1997. He co-wrote such songs with Buckley as "So Real", "I Woke Up in a Strange Place", and "The Sky is a Landfill".

Afterwards, he was a member of several bands, including Black Beetle and The A.M.. Recently he recorded a cover of Britney Spears's song, Toxic with Mark Ronson which was a minor hit in England. He is currently working with a New York band, "The Tiggers."

He has continued acting, both in live performances and in bit parts in movies, such as Pirates of the Carribean.


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  1. ^ Michael Tighe. "Jeff Buckley You and I", Huntingbears, 2000-05-05. Retrieved on 2007-09-28. 

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